List of ancient woods in England

[2] Some two thirds of this (4,990 ha or 12,300 acres) is broad-leaved woodland, principally oak and ash.

[5] Download coordinates as: Berkshire has woodland covering 18,304 ha (45,230 acres), which is 14.5% of its land area.

This is Windsor Great Park and Forest, and as well as the woodland area listed here, it has vast tracts of heath and parkland.

The great majority of the woods listed are in West Berkshire and follow the line of the chalk hills across the county.

The Avon Gorge SSSI is partly within the city boundary,[43] but the woodland is mainly in Somerset, so is covered under that county.

Many of the ancient woodlands survive in steep valleys or cloughs, of small extent.

[150] In 2012 the Isle of Wight Biodiversity Partnership commissioned a revised Ancient Woodland Inventory for the island, and this was completed in 2014.

[157][158] It is estimated that 2% of Leicestershire's land area is ancient woodland, of which half has been replaced by new plantings in recent times.

[181] The sites listed below are those over 10 ha (25 acres) in size, and with one exception, all have SSSI status.

[182] With one group of woods near Hinckley, in the south-west, the remainder fall into three broad areas.

Download coordinates as: The ancient woods of Northants are concentrated towards the south and west of the county, to that region bordering Bucks, Oxford and Beds.

They tend to occur on limestone soils in elevated country, and exhibit a diversity of habitats.

The Cotswolds woods on the western side of the county include those in the Royal Forest of Wychwood.